Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PLGA775

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 130 W

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.46GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 15.02

Overall Rank: 3592

Last Price Change: $31.23 USD (2019-12-16)

Average CPU Mark

469

Single Thread Rating: 515²
Samples: 15*
*Margin for error: Medium

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz		469

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz		15.02
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz		515

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1066808 - Aug 24 2018		1221
BL952064 - Jan 05 2018		1148
BL938144 - Dec 12 2017		1005
BL935452 - Dec 07 2017		1198
BL557361 - Jan 29 2016		784

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Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz		469
AMD Sempron LE-1300 vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		400 (-14.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		2,082 (+343.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		2,031 (+332.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		1,955 (+316.8%)
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		1,608 (+242.8%)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		1,549 (+230.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		1,109 (+136.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		937 (+99.8%)
AMD Phenom 9100e Quad-Core vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		1,279 (+172.5%)
AMD Sempron 145 vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		506 (+7.9%)
Intel Celeron 440 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		368 (-21.5%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955		3,217 (+585.7%)

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